Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Serpentine Fire 1977 Funky Purrfection Version

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Maurice White went to Brazil for a vacation after the release of 1976's "Spirit" and came back refreshed and ready to start a new album. The Brazilian influences can be heard in the instrumentation of "Serpentine Fire" a sprawling funk and soul fest that celebrated the "magic fluid in your spine (that transports) the energy that runs from your gonads and runs up to your brain, its the energy that runs around your whole body" according to Maurice. His belief is couched in the spiritualism of India that also utilizes yoga to attain inner peace and the philosophy that it is up to each individual to do what is right for them. Bassist Verdine White relates that "All n All" was one of the hardest records he had ever worked on as White was all over the place, pushing everyone to their limits in addition to singing, drumming and producing that became one the best albums EWF ever did. While "Serpentine Fire" and "Fantasy" did not do well on the pop charts, "Fire" spent seven weeks at #1 R&B becoming their second biggest hit behind "Let's Groove" which spent 8 weeks at the top of the R&B chart in 1981. "All N All" went double platinum peaking at #3 on the Hot Albums chart. Maurice felt that EWF had finally attained their pop music breakthrough and attributes it to the new collaborators like Tom Tom Washington and Eumir Deodato, who would use the techniques White developed for "All N All" to help Kool & The Gang start a second career with "Ladies Night" a few years later.
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Funky